Passage B

                                                      After Twenty Years

                                                                  O. Henry

Cultural note:

O. Henry(1862–1910) is the pseudonym of William Sydney Porter who was a well-known American writer of hundreds of short stories. His reputation rests chiefly on his masterpieces, among which The Gift ofthe Magi , The Last Leaf and The Cop and the Anthem are very well known and beloved. Most of his short stories are known for wit, clever word playand surprise endings.

（译文）二十年后

1      The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue. The time was barely 10 o'clock at night, but chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had forced most of the people indoor.

on the beat在巡逻中

e.g. The policemen on the beat saved the toddler from the kidnappers.

巡逻的警察从绑匪手中救下了那个蹒跚学步的小孩。

More policeofficers were put on the beat in Beijing during the Olympic Games.

奥运会期间北京派出更多警察外出巡逻。

avenue n . 大街；林荫大道

barely ad . 仅仅，几乎不

e.g. A barely legible composition annoyed the teacher.

字迹难以辨认的作文让老师头疼不已。

Anna barely said a handful of words during the conference.

在会上安娜几乎没说几句话。近义词：hardly 几乎不

chilly a . 寒冷的；怕冷的

e.g. The furry coat can keep you warm in the chilly winter.

这件毛大衣可以让你在寒冷冬日感到暖和。

On such a rainy day, they were beginning to feel chilly.

在这样的一个雨天，他们开始感到有点儿冷。

gust n . 一阵狂风；劲吹

（译文）巡逻的警察沿着大街走来。时间还不到晚上 10 点，但阵阵凉风夹杂着一丝雨水的味道，迫使大多数人都待在室内。

2    When about to the middle of a certain block, the policeman suddenly slowed his walk. In the doorway of a hardware store a man leaned, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. As the policeman walked up to him, the man spoke up quickly.

block n. 街 区

doorway n . 门口；途径

hardware n . 五金器具；电脑硬件

cigar n. 雪 茄

（译文）快到某个街区的中央时，警察突然放慢了脚步。在一家五金店的门口，一个男人斜着身子，嘴里叼着一支没有点燃的雪茄。当警察向他走近时，那人很快地说出话来。

3     “It's all right, officer,”he said. “I'm just waiting for a friend. It's an appointment made twenty years ago. Sounds a little funny to you, doesn't it? Well, I'll explain if you'd like to make certain it's all straight. About that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this storestands.”

appointment n . 约定；任命

e.g. The company has made a key appointment of John as director of his department.

该公司作出约翰为他部门主管的重要任命。

You are not supposed to meet our boss without an appointment.

没有预约你是不可以与我们老板会面的。

About that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this store stands.

Note:该句中，where this store stands 是地点状语从句。

（译文）“没事，警官，”他说。“我只是在等一个朋友。这是一个 20 年前的约定。听起来有点好笑，不是吗？好吧，如果你想弄清楚的话，我会解释的。大约在很久以前，这家商店所在的地方曾经有一家餐馆。”

4       “Until five years ago,” said the policeman. “It was torn down then.”

tear down 拆除 ;拆毁

e.g. They tore down the old houses to build an express way.

他们把老房子拆了建了条高速公路。

They didn't agree with John's decision to tear down the original library from twentieth century.

约翰要拆毁那座建于 20 世纪的图书馆，他们不同意这个决定。

（译文）“五年前，”警察说，“它被拆掉了。”

5     The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. The light showed a pale face with keen eyes, and a little white scar near his right eyebrow.

strike v . 擦，划（火柴）

e.g. He struck a match tolight a cigarette.

他划了根火柴点了支香烟。

match n . 火柴；比赛

pale a . 苍白的；无力的

keen a . 敏锐的，敏捷的

e.g. Dog has a keen sense of smell.

狗的嗅觉很敏锐。

The journalisthas a keen insight of current events.

那记者对时事有着敏锐的洞察力。

scar n . 创伤；伤痕

e.g. The suspect has along ugly scar on his face.

嫌犯的脸上有道很长的丑陋伤疤。

The boy's mental scar will take a long time to heal.

小男孩心灵上的创伤要许久才能愈合。

eyebrow n. 眉 毛

（译文）门口的那个人划了根火柴，点燃了他的雪茄。灯光映照出一张苍白的脸和一双敏锐的眼睛，右眉附近有一道小小的白色伤疤。

6    “Twenty years ago tonight,”said the man, “I dined here with Jimmy Wells, my best friend and the greatest guy in the world. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn't have dragged Jimmy out of New York. Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time no matter what.”

The next morning I was to start for the West to makemy fortune.

Note: 这里的 “was to start for the West...” 是 “be+ 不定式 ” 做将来时的用法，表示按计划或者安排要做的事，更多例子：

The President is to visit China next month.

总统下个月将访华。

Catherine is to get married next year.

凯瑟琳明年要结婚。

make fortune 赚 钱

e.g. The actor made a big fortune out of his new movie.

那演员从他的新电影中赚了一大笔钱。

He often dreams of making fortune by commerce.

他老梦想着靠做生意发大财。

（译文）“20年前的今天晚上，”那个人说，“我和吉米·威尔斯在这里吃饭，他是我最好的朋友，也是世界上最棒的人。第二天早上，我要动身去西部闯荡一番。吉米说什么也不肯离开纽约。好吧， 那天晚上我们约定， 无论如何，20年后的同一日期同一时间， 我们还会在这里见面。”

7    “Did pretty well out West, didn't you?” asked the policeman as he watched the man pull out a handsome watch, the lids of it set with small diamonds.

lid n . （容器的）盖，盖子

（译文）“你在西部干得不错，是吗 ?”警察看着那人掏出一块很漂亮的手表问道，表盖上镶着小钻石。

8     “You bet! I hope Jimmy has done half as well."

（译文）“当然！吉米的光景要是能赶上我的一半就好了。”

9    The policeman took a step or two. “I'll be on my way. Going to call time on him sharp?”

call time on sb./sth.  结束，叫停

e.g. It is tempting to call time on match because of bad weather.

因糟糕的天气比赛很容易被叫停。

Mr. Wang was about to call time on his business because of the debt.

王先生将因为债务而停止业务。

sharp ad . 准确地

e.g. The movie will start at 9:00 a.m. sharp.

电影将在上午九点准时开始。

（译文）警察走了一两步。“我要走了。假如他不准时来，你会离开这里吗 ?”

10       “I should say not!” said the other. “I'll give him half an hour at least. If Jimmy is alive on earth he'll be here by that time.”

（译文）“不会的！”那人说。“我至少还要再等他半个小时。如果吉米还活着，他到时候一定会赶到这里的。”

11       “Hope your friend comes around all right. Goodnight,sir,”said the policeman passing on along his beat trying the doors as he went.

come around来访；复原

e.g. Come around this afternoon and we'll have a cup of coffee.

下午来我家，我们喝杯咖啡。

The surgery was ended three hours ago. Jacky has not come around yet.

手术 3 小时前就结束了。然而杰克还没醒过来。

“Hope your friend comes around all right. Good night, sir,” said the policeman passing on along his beat trying the doors as he went.

Note: 该句中 “passing on...” 是现在分词结构做状语。

（译文）“希望你的朋友一切都好。晚安，先生。”警察一边说一边继续巡逻，还推一推他经过的每扇门。

12        The man waited about twenty minutes, and then a tall man in a long overcoat hurried across from the other side of the street. He went directly to the waiting man.

overcoat n . 长大衣

（译文）那个人等了大约二十分钟，然后一个穿着长大衣的高个子男人匆匆从街的另一边走了过来。他直接走向那个等待的人。

       13        “Is that you, Bob?” he asked, doubtfully.

doubtfully ad . 怀疑地；含糊地

e.g. Hearing her excuse, John doubtfully nodded his head.

听着她的说辞，约翰疑惑地点点头。

Emma doubtfully let the man, which claimed to be an detective, into her house.

艾玛犹豫不决地把那个自称为侦探的人请进了家门。

（译文）“是你吗，鲍勃 ?”他怀疑地问。

      14        “Is that you,  Jimmy Wells?”cried the man in the door.

（译文）“是你吗，吉米·威尔斯 ?”站在门口的那个人喊道。

15        “Bless my heart!” exclaimed the second man, grasping both the other's hands with his own.“It's Bob, sure as fate. Well, well, well—twenty years is a long time. The old restaurant's gone, Bob. I wish it had lasted, so we could have another dinner there. How has the West treated you?”

exclaim v . 呼喊，惊叫

e.g. When the kids saw the dolphins' flips and jumps, they exclaimed with excitement.

当看到海豚翻腾跳跃的时候，孩子们激动地呼喊起来。

He exclaimed at the sight of a passing ship near the is land.

他看到一艘船路过岛屿便大声叫喊。

sure as fate 毫无疑问；千真万确

e.g. Every time she skips work, sure as fate she will get caught by her boss.

毫无疑问，她每次翘班都要被老板逮个正着。

The champion is Pearl, sure for fate.

佩尔是冠军，千真万确。

I wish it had lasted, so we could have another dinner there.

Note: 该句使用了虚拟语气，是对过去的虚拟。

treat v . 对待；治疗

e.g. Amy treats the cat very well as if it were her child.

艾米对这只猫非常好，像对自己的孩子一样。

Some villagers in remote areas came a long way to this famous hospital to get treated.

在偏远地区的一些村民大老远到这个医院来看病。

（译文）“上帝保佑！”来人喊道，并握住鲍勃的双手。“是鲍勃，千真万确。好吧，好吧，好吧，二十年可不短啊。鲍勃，那家老餐馆没了。我希望它还在，我们就能再次在这里共进晚餐了。你在西部过得怎么样？”

16        “It has given me everything I asked it for. You've changed lots, Jimmy. I never thought you were so tall.”

（译文）“它给了我想要的一切。你改变了很多，吉米。我从来没想过你会长得这么高。”

        17        “Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty.”

（译文）“哦，我二十岁以后长了一点。”

        18        “Doing well in New York, Jimmy?”

（译文）“在纽约过得好吗，吉米？”

19.    “I'm okay. I have a job with the city. Come on, Bob. We'll go around to a place I know of and have a good long talk about the old times.”

know of 知道，了解

e.g. John doesn't know of anyone who might be capable of this job.

约翰不知道有谁能胜任这份工作。

Jim knows of a good surgeon who can operate your stomach.

吉姆知道一位好的外科大夫可以给你做胃部手术。

（译文）“我很好。我在市里有份工作。来吧，鲍勃。我们要去一个我熟悉地方，好好叙叙往事。”

20                             The two men started up the street, arm in arm. The man from the West, his pride enlarged by success, was beginning to outline the history of his career. The other listened with interest.

enlarge v . 扩大；放大

e.g. The upfitter knocked off a wall to enlarge the bathroom.

装修工敲掉了一堵墙来扩大浴室面积。

I would like to have this photo enlarged.

  我想将这张照片放大。

outline v . 概述n . 大纲

e.g. Please read this brief outline of Japanese history.

请阅读下这日本史的概述。

Try to write down an outline on your paper before you start to write a complete article.

在写完整的文章前，先在纸上写下大体纲要。

Please outline what you are going to do next year.

请概述下来年你准备做什么。

The teacher outlined the structure of the text.

老师简要介绍了课文结构。

（译文）那两个人手挽着手沿着街上走。这个来自西部的人，由于成功而更加自豪，开始描述他的职业生涯。另一个则饶有兴趣地听着。

21                           At the corner stood a drugstore, bright with lights. When they came into this glare, each of them turned at the sametime to gaze upon the other's face.

drugstore n . 药房；［美］杂货店

glare n . 刺眼；耀眼的光

gaze (upon) v. 凝视；注视

e.g. It is impolite to gaze upon some stranger.

盯着一个陌生人看是不礼貌的。The police gazed upon the suspect. 警察注视着嫌犯。

比较：gaze 和 stare

这俩词都含有长时间注视的意思，其中gaze 常指因觉得美好，让人印象深刻而满含期待的凝望； 而 stare 则更多用于比较中性偏贬义的语境，表示因感到奇怪或震惊而瞪大眼睛注视。

e.g. People were gazing into the sky to watch mete or shower.

人们凝望天空，观察着流星雨。

The little boy stared with fear at the snake right in front of him.

小男孩惊恐地瞪着眼前的那条蛇。

（译文）街道拐角处有一家药房，灯火通明。来到亮处以后，两人都不约而同地转过身来注视着对方的脸。

22                           The man from the West stopped suddenly and released hisarm.

（译文）那个从西部来的男子忽然站住，松开他的胳膊。

 23“You're not Jimmy Wells,”he snapped. “Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change the shape of a man's nose.”

snap v . 厉声说；不耐烦地说

How could shesnap at him now?

她现在怎么可以这样大声对他说话？

（译文）“你不是吉米·威尔斯，”他厉声说。“二十年虽然很久，但还不足以使一个人的鼻子都变了形状。”

24  “It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man. “You've been under arrest for ten minutes, ‘Silky'  Bob. Chicago thinks you may have  dropped over our way and wires usshe wants to have a chat with you. Going quietly, are you? That makes sense. Now, before we go, here's a note. It's from Officer Wells.”

under arrest 被逮捕，被捕

e.g. The high-profile starwas said to be under arrest for killing his girlfriend.

据说那个备受关注的明星因杀害女友而被捕。

As a lawyer you'd make sure that your client would notbe under arrest because of your incompetence.

作为律师你要确保你的委托人不会因你无能而被捕。

drop over 顺便来访

e.g. Would you drop over to my house for a drink?

有空顺便来我家喝一杯不？

I will drop over tomorrow to take my book back.

明天我顺道去你那儿把书拿回来。

wire v . 打电报

e.g. Jenny wired her husband to tell him that she got pregnant.

詹妮拍电报给丈夫告知自己怀孕了。

My niece wired me to say she would come to me two day earlier than planned.

我外甥女发电报和我说要比预计的提前两天来看我。

make sense 有意义；言之有理

e.g. What the parents said really made sense to the kids.

父母亲说的这些话对孩子来说很有道理。

It doesn't make any sense to dwell on the past.

老是想着过去的事情是没有意义的。

（译文）“有时候好人会变成坏人，”高个子男人说。“你已经被捕十分钟了，‘泥鳅’鲍勃。芝加哥警方猜到你可能会回来，打了电报来说他们想和你聊聊。老老实实跟我走，知道吗？这样做才对。现在，在我们离开之前，这里有张便条。是威尔斯警官给你的。”

25   The man from the Westopened the little piece of paper handed to him. His hand was steady when hebegan to read, but it shook a little by the time he had read it through. The note wasshort.

read through通读

e.g. Please read throughthe whole text before we get our analysis started.

在我们开始分析以前，请先把整篇文章通读一遍。Amanda read through the contractagain and signed it. 阿曼达又把合同仔细读了一遍方在上面签了字。

（译文）那个从西部来的人打开递给他的小纸片。当他开始读的时候，他的手很稳，但是当他

读完的时候，他的手有点颤抖。便条很短。

26                 Bob: I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar, I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago. I just couldn't do it myself, so I went around and got a plainclothes man to do the job.

Jimmy

plainclothes a . 便衣的（尤指不穿制服的警察）

（译文）鲍勃：我准时到了约定的地点。当你划火柴点燃雪茄时，我发现了你正是芝加哥警方通缉的人。我不忍心亲自逮捕你，所以找了个便衣代劳。吉姆。

Understanding the Reading

 Task 1Understanding the order of the events.

Number the events in the story from first (1) to last (5).

    5    a.The man from the West read the note.

    3   b. A tall man in an overcoat hurried across the street.

    4   c. The two men walked up the street together.

    1   d. The policeman walked up to the man in the doorway.

    2   e. The man in the doorway lit his cigar.

Task 2    Paraphrasing

Paraphrase the following sentences from the passage according to your understanding.

1.     You couldn't have dragged Jimmy out of New York. (Para. 6)

Jimmy would never leave New York.

2.     Did pretty well out West, didn't you? (Para.7)

I can tell that you made a lot of money out to the West.

3.    How has the West treated you?(Para.15)

Have you been doing well since moving out to the West?

Task 3Note answersto the questions below. Then discuss with a partner.

1.     Why is the lit match revealing Bob's face an important detail in the story?

Suggested answer:

The lit match revealing Bob's face is an important detail in the story, because it enables Jimmy to recognize Bob as the man who is wanted by the Chicago police.

2.     How is Bob able to tell that the man he is walking with is not Jimmy?

Suggested answer:

He is able to tell that the man he is walking with is not Jimmy by the shape of his nose.

3.     What is one theme of the text?

Suggested answer:

One theme of the text is that friendship and loyalty to people can be difficult to maintain, especially when people hold different values.

Exploring Vocabulary

Task 4Replace the underlined part of each sentence with a word or phrase in the box. Change the form when necessary.

1.    Please close the window, because it is cold here.(chilly)

2.    Her face became colourless, and she looked as if she might faint.(pale)

3.    The gallery is seeking to increase its modern art collection.(enlarge)

4.    I am very tired, because I hardly slept last night.(barely)

5.     “Here comes the ice cream truck!” shouted the children.(exclaimed)

6.     I cannot make it to your party this weekend, because I have a prior engagement.(appointment)

7.    Dogs have a(n) sharp sense of smell.(keen)

8.     Natalia walked onto the balcony to stare at the beautiful sunset.(gaze)

9.    I have not read the book. Canyou summarize its plot for me?(outline)

10. It is not appropriate for you to hit your sister,even if you are very angry at her.(strike)

Task 5Collocations

Use collocations from the passage to complete the sentences below. One of the words is given in the brackets. More than one answer may be possible.

Example:

I can't come over tonight, because I need to get over this mountain of math homework. (mountain)

1.     We moved up the avenue, looking for a place to park the car.(avenue)

2.     If you do not believe me, I have a witness to back up my story to make certain that it's straight.(straight)

3.     My mother struck a match to light the candles on my father's birthday cake.(match)

4.    The two of you can make a fortune by turning your baking hobby into a business.(fortune)

5.     After feeling a tap on my shoulder, I turned to gaze upon the face of my former school mate.(gaze)

Sentence Structures

Task 6Construct the sentences with the words or phrases given, following the models.

Model 1:

I wish it had lasted, so we could have another dinner there.

【wish (that)... had v+ed表示与过去事实相反的虚拟语气】

1.     visit last month, go to the exhibit, before end

→ I wish that you had visited last month so that we could have gone to the exhibit before it ended.

2.     the girls, their parents, finish working outside earlier, so that they could have gone to the park

→ The girls wish that their parents had finished working outside earlier so that they

could have gone to the park.

3.    not waste all of the paper, cannot print essay

→ I wish that you had not wasted all of the paper, because now I cannot print my essay.

Model 2:

At the corner stood a drug store, bright with lights.

【介词短语前置，句子倒装】

1.     the shelf, sit, the book, collect dust

→ On the shelfsat the book, collecting dust.

2.    the river, lie a duck, fall asleep,

→ By the riverlay a duck, falling asleep

3.    the building, stand, a maple tree, branche, spread outwide

→ Next to the building stands a maple tree, its branches spreading out wide.